News! News! I'm gonna be a....

well, I'm not exactly sure what!!!

My dear friend Betsy of---well, a lot of years---

called me yesterday morning

to tell me that their oldest son

and daughter-in-law

are officially expecting their first child.

Now,

when Zachary was born

and then his brother, Matthew,

I was dubbed "Aunt" Sharon

(or Shari as I was called back then)
Around age um, 6ish--Zachary called my "aunt" status

into question!

He was learning who was related to whom

the why's how's and wherefores...

and since I was not Betsy's sister---

how could I be their aunt?!

Mom explained to them that I was a good friend

and I was therefore an "honorary" aunt...

he was ok with that.

It's his brother Matthew who later declared

I was an alien---

(he was trying to find my name on something

and I said he wouldn't be able to-but he could find Sharon...

that it was my given name, another name I was known by

--an alias---also known as...)

Well, the first words out of his mouth

when Mom came home were

"Mom! Mom!

Do you know Aunt Shari is an ALIEN?"

Lol.

So---

I am somewhat confused as to exactly what

I am going to be to this newborn!

Am I an honorary aunt once removed?

Hmmm....

does it matter?!

Anyway-

a card is in the works for the parents to be

(stay tuned for that tomorrow)

but for now...

here's a card for the new

GRANDPARENTS TO BE---

(and yes, I am jealous!)

This is a two-step step card---

the billboard is a clip art image that I added the words to

using Publisher

(I am also dating us--remember the movie PARENTHOOD?!)

The couple is a Mo's Digital Pencil image

(which is, come to think of it fitting because

Betsy's nickname is---MO!)

It's colored with Copics and colored pencils

the tickets and designer paper (dp) are Close to My Heart.

Oh-the popcorn and drinks are clip art as well!

It's all layered together with adhesive and of course

pop dots!

Not sure it's going to fit in a standard envelope

but that's ok!

It looks a lot more detailed/difficult than it was!

I think it took the most time to color the couple!
Assembly was easy-peasy!

I hope they like it!

She's not due until September---but still...!

For once I will be early instead of late! lol!

Can't have a post without a cat pic!

I was doing some desk work the other day...

Inky decided that drawer had just enough space for him!

Well,

I need to do a mail run

and feed cats...

Tomorrow the card for the proud parents-to-be!

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,